The Houston Texans are a National Football Leaguefranchise based in Houston, Texas. They are part of the American Football Conference (AFC) and play in the AFC South Division. The Texans were formed as an expansion team in 2002 and enabled the NFL to split the AFC into four equally divided devisions instead of three (part of that move included moving the Seattle Seahawks from the AFC West to the NFC West Division). In the short history of the franchise, the Texans have never had a winning season.